Felis: Save all the Cats [$3.99] has been on our radar for a very long time. Even with the lengthy delay, I was certainly looking forward to its eventual release because, hey, it?s a platformer about saving cats. If you look simply at the story, thematics and gameplay, I?d almost say it was worth the wait, as well. Unfortunately, significant issues with the controls detract from what could have been a decent entry into the genre.
Visually, Felis reminds me of games such as Leo?s Adventure, which means that it looks lovely. Each locale has a hand-drawn look that goes very well with the general fantastical theme of the world. There?s also a decent amount of variety in terms of the game?s missions as well, which allow the art style to really shine. Of course, the kittens you save themselves are absolutely adorable, with meows that got even my own cats intrigued with the game. The great art style also translates to the games enemies, which, as you might imagine, are mostly variations on the cat?s worst enemy: the rat. Whether it?s regular rats, knight rats, grizzly bear rats or undead rats, Felis has plenty of rodents to take out as you search for the abducted kitties.
Finding, and more importantly saving, those cats make up the extent of the gameplay in Felis and the game actually has a few small tricks up its sleeve to make it interesting. For starters, saved kittens will typically follow you around Lemmings style, which would be great if not for all the pitfalls littered ar...